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Highest German population share, Ohio counties · 2010

Ohio counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 88 counties in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 88 is 29.7%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS –

01Putnam County, OHOH34,38065.6%–

02Mercer County, OHOH42,73758.7%–

03Henry County, OHOH27,59853.7%–

04Auglaize County, OHOH45,90953.0%–

05Seneca County, OHOH54,52247.6%–

06Williams County, OHOH36,54946.1%–

07Fulton County, OHOH41,85345.5%–

08Ottawa County, OHOH39,48144.6%–

09Van Wert County, OHOH29,01343.6%–

10Wyandot County, OHOH21,56743.3%–

11Crawford County, OHOH41,89643.3%–

12Hancock County, OHOH75,03443.1%–

13Defiance County, OHOH38,29242.3%–

14Sandusky County, OHOH58,65541.9%–

15Wood County, OHOH134,17640.8%–

16Paulding County, OHOH18,72740.1%–

17Shelby County, OHOH48,06539.8%–

18Darke County, OHOH51,52038.9%–

19Erie County, OHOH73,29638.8%–

20Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,37338.0%–

21Holmes County, OHOH44,97037.8%–

22Huron County, OHOH58,25036.4%–

23Monroe County, OHOH12,99434.8%–

24Allen County, OHOH100,88134.7%–

25Miami County, OHOH112,63434.5%–

26Preble County, OHOH40,66434.3%–

27Delaware County, OHOH242,03234.2%–

28Wayne County, OHOH116,75834.1%–

29Union County, OHOH73,44634.1%–

30Clermont County, OHOH216,97734.0%–

31Stark County, OHOH373,77133.6%–

32Hardin County, OHOH30,07233.0%–

33Ashland County, OHOH52,52332.7%–

34Medina County, OHOH185,02532.7%–

35Madison County, OHOH46,98532.0%–

36Fairfield County, OHOH169,75231.2%–

37Hamilton County, OHOH838,41831.0%–

38Logan County, OHOH46,30230.9%–

39Morrow County, OHOH36,30530.8%–

40Portage County, OHOH163,40430.7%–

41Richland County, OHOH124,89330.6%–

42Knox County, OHOH64,00230.5%–

43Lucas County, OHOH423,34729.8%–

44Marion County, OHOH65,11529.7%–

45Coshocton County, OHOH37,18829.5%–

46Licking County, OHOH185,56429.5%–

47Washington County, OHOH58,38929.3%–

48Columbiana County, OHOH99,37729.2%–

49Carroll County, OHOH26,47529.2%–

50Warren County, OHOH257,18128.7%–

51Champaign County, OHOH38,82027.6%–

52Geauga County, OHOH95,67627.4%–

53Butler County, OHOH400,12827.0%–

54Ross County, OHOH76,42927.0%–

55Brown County, OHOH44,39727.0%–

56Pickaway County, OHOH62,97827.0%–

57Lorain County, OHOH323,21926.5%–

58Lake County, OHOH232,21726.4%–

59Greene County, OHOH174,32226.4%–

60Clinton County, OHOH42,30126.4%–

61Belmont County, OHOH64,43426.0%–

62Noble County, OHOH14,27625.9%–

63Perry County, OHOH35,91825.4%–

64Hocking County, OHOH27,51225.3%–

65Clark County, OHOH135,34025.3%–

66Muskingum County, OHOH87,01425.2%–

67Meigs County, OHOH21,58725.1%–

68Summit County, OHOH538,37624.9%–

69Montgomery County, OHOH539,59824.9%–

70Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71324.9%–

71Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53624.2%–

72Highland County, OHOH43,82323.8%–

73Scioto County, OHOH71,36522.9%–

74Guernsey County, OHOH38,37922.3%–

75Athens County, OHOH63,19722.1%–

76Fayette County, OHOH28,55221.9%–

77Trumbull County, OHOH198,97221.6%–

78Mahoning County, OHOH224,70621.4%–

79Morgan County, OHOH13,62621.2%–

80Harrison County, OHOH14,07020.9%–

81Jefferson County, OHOH63,59720.0%–

82Pike County, OHOH27,06119.3%–

83Adams County, OHOH27,86517.6%–

84Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92517.4%–

85Vinton County, OHOH12,64517.0%–

86Jackson County, OHOH32,81716.1%–

87Gallia County, OHOH29,07215.9%–

88Lawrence County, OHOH55,71015.4%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS